# N4871G: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: October 11, 1996
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4871G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4871G

## Aircraft that carried N4871G

- [Cancelled 1996-10-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4871G-1996-10-11): Cessna 172N, S/N 17273418. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Calkins Thomas C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CALKINS%20THOMAS%20C), [Lompoc, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lompoc)

## NTSB investigations on N4871G (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA85FA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA233), May 23, 1985: Cessna 172N (N4871G), Remote, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4871G (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19850523077909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850523077909A), May 23, 1985: Cessna 172N (N4871G), Remote, OR, Destroyed, 2 fatal. VFR not advised, departed,flew into cloud-obscured trees in a mountain pass. Wreckage found 5 years later.

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